SJA at a Glance

St. Johnsbury Academy is an independent, coeducational day and boarding school for students in grades 9 to 12 and a post-graduate year. A nonprofit institution, the Academy is governed by a self-perpetuating, 21-member Board of Trustees. The Academy provides opportunities for its students to gain an understanding in those studies that provide a life foundation for the free citizen, enabling each Academy graduate to be intellectually self-reliant and to function as a constructive, moral member of society.

ENROLLMENT

The Academy enrolls over 930 students in grades 9-12 and post-graduate.

STUDENTS

The student body is equally divided between boys and girls.

There are approximately 680 day students and 260 boarding students.

Day students come from 50 Vermont and New Hampshire communities.

Boarding students come from nearly half the states and 30 countries.

TEACHING FACULTY

The student teacher ratio is 8:1, the average class size is 12.

There are over 120 full- and part-time faculty. Nearly 70% hold advanced (Master’s and Ph.D.) degrees.

CURRICULUM

The Academy offers more than 200 courses at four levels of difficulty.

ACADEMICS

31 Advanced Placement courses

8 Technical programs

More than 40 visual and performing arts offerings

7 Engineering and Robotics courses

5 foreign languages: Chinese, French, Japanese, Latin, Spanish

All students participate in 1:1 iPad program.

Sweeny Applied Engineering Center available for student use

SPORTS

There are 48 interscholastic teams with most teams participating in the Vermont Division 1 Metro-conference.